ABSTRACT
This chapter shows with the testing of infrared (IR) detector arrays. It addresses those testing issues dealing with the design, development, and characterization of detector arrays. As a result of the test plan, the requirements for a test facility can be outlined and, finally, the actual test facility can be designed. Radiation testing at low levels of integration tend to be more scientific and diagnostic in nature, whereas testing at the complete array or module level tends toward simulating the system environment. The configuration and location of the IR source assembly and optical collimator which were used to present uniform calibrated IR irradiance levels to the Teal Ruby Experiment sensor for radiometric calibration. In the physical configuration section, the function of the optical system is to provide calibrated IR illumination of the focal plane device under test with specified spectral, temporal, and spatial characteristics.
